NYSW local WS-4 crosses the Passaic River on their way to work a customer in Paterson. In the lead is the recently repainted SD40-2 3024, which now wears silver and maroon heritage colors.

After running around there train, NYSW WS-4 head east past the historic Hawthorne station building. Leading the train is the railroad's SD40-2 3024, wearing a recently applied heritage scheme.

Empty coal train approaching the famous bluffs. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Power from subsidiary handles this train through the junction. Photo by Mike Dolenski, from my collection.

RCPE 6411 leads M-HURC over Medicine Creek.

A pair of blue and yellows roll West through Wessington.

M-HURC is heading West out of Wolsey. The semaphore that the train is passing is the Eastbound distant signal for the BNSF crossing at Wolsey.

RCPE 3427 has crossed the property line, and is now on Canadian Pacific trackage.

A quartet of SD40-2s prepare to roll under highway 14 on their way towards Tracy.

Flat country, long train and a nice little mix of power. The perfect combination.

Now actually owned by UP this unit is in the last paint scheme and has teamed up to lead a large auto rack train.

The Rapid City Pierre and Eastern 40s have passed through Verdi, and are now approaching Lake Benton.

RCPE 3427 is about to cross the border between South Dakota and Minnesota on their Eastbound journey to Tracy, MN.

This is a UP passenger special turning on the wye. Photo by Mike Dolenski, from my collection.

You can almost hear the clang, clang, clang of that gong bell as this freight moves by in the late afternoon sun. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.